State troopers seized more than 1 pound of heroin — with an estimated value of about $182,000 — during a traffic stop early Friday on W. High Avenue.

Driver Jacqueline C. Couch, 25, of Bethesda, and passenger, Jessica A. Jasper, 26, of Belmont, are each charged with possession and trafficking in heroin, both first-degree felonies. They were taken to Tuscarawas County jail. If convicted, each of the women could face up to 20 years in prison and up to a $40,000 fine.

"This is the biggest heroin seizure in my 31⁄2 years here," said Sgt. Gary Wolfe of the New Philadelphia Post of the Ohio Highway Patrol. "Heroin is one of most addictive drugs. It's very rewarding that this isn't going to make it to the street."

Beach called for assistance from Tuscarawas County Sheriff's Deputy Jimmy Martin and the department's drug-sniffing dog, Taz. The dog showed a positive alert to the odor of narcotics, and officers searched the car. They found the plastic bag containing heroin under the front passenger seat. They also found a pipe for smoking marijuana, Glennon said.

He said neither woman cooperated, and the incident remains under investigation. The car was towed and impounded. The heroin was taken to the state patrol's crime laboratory in Columbus for verification testing.